Tag: Special Investigations Unit
Area police face $2.4M lawsuit over crash that followed aborted pursuit
The Strathroy-Caradoc police board and an unnamed officer are facing a $2.4-million lawsuit after a London woman was badly injured in a crash at a rural intersection following an aborted police pursuit.
Charged by watchdog, area cop should have been out of media role: Critic
The decision by Woodstock police to allow an officer to continue working as a media officer after being charged by Ontario’s police watchdog was a “complete ethical lapse,” a journalism ethics expert says.
Review finds lack of medication not a factor in woman’s custody death
A woman who died after being found unresponsive in London police cells didn’t die because the cell supervisor denied her request to be taken to the hospital to get medication for a heart condition, according to a new police report.
SIU investigating Sarnia man’s death after wellness check
Ontario’s police watchdog has been called in to investigate the death of a Sarnia man who was the subject of a police wellness check.
Officer charged with dangerous driving in incident that injured cyclist
Ontario’s police watchdog has charged a Woodstock police officer after a cyclist was seriously injured during an interaction with police three months ago.